Soft cuff



fatented Mar. 18, 1924.

ETATES 1,487,453 PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT A. FOURNIER, OF OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

SOFT CUFF.

Application filed December 15, 1923. Serial No. 680,981.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, ALBERT A. FOURNIER, a citizen of the Dominion of Canada, residing at Ottawa, in the county of Carleton, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soft Cuffs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in soft cuffs.

The present invention has for its objects among others to provide a novel form of soft cuff, as a complete separate article of manufacture, not designed to be permanently attached to'the sleeve of a shirt, but separate and detachable therefrom, and designed to be used with either rolled edge, or wearing I edge, exposed to view.

It has for a further object to provide a soft cuff of that classhaving its edges rolled so as to give the semblance or appearance of the ordinary doubled soft cuff at the wearing edge, and one that can be easily washed and having provision for the insertion of a blade or blades or the like at the edges so that the cuff may be kept in its flattened condition when drying after being washed. In order to utilize smaller pieces than can be used when the cuff is made of a single piece of material I form the cuff, in the present instance, of two pieces of material of equal width, or substantially so, and stitch the longitudinal free edges thereof together to form a tubular member and then turn the same inside out so that the seams and the stitches thereof shall be concealed within the cuff and invisible from the outer face of the latter. The ends of the tubular member are turned in and hemmed or otherwise secured to prevent raw edges, and the ends of the cuff practically open and unstitched. The seams are at the opposite wearing edges of the cuff, the opposite faces of the cuff being, however, left with freedom of movement to roll at the edges the same as do the wearing edges of the ordinary soft cuff, but restricted in such movement and prevented from being rolled or revolved to bring other portions thereof into position to form the wearing edge when the one portion has become worn, or soiled.

Concisely stated, the present invention embodies a soft cuff formed of two pieces of fabric of equal width, the longitudinal free edges of which are stitched together to form a tubular flattened member with the stitching concealed within the same, the seams being at opposite wearing edges of the cuff, leaving the outer faces adjacent the said edges free for rolling movement, opposite faces of the cuff at the ends being provided with button holes, the'stitches of which connect the said opposite faces so as to limit the rolling movement. Thus the necessary rolling movement is permitted, but restricted,'an'd the opening at the end of the cuff gives it the appearance of the usual soft cuff attached to a shirt.

Other objects and advantages of the in- Vention will hereinafter appear, and the novel featuresthereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one of my cuffs as applied to a shirt sleeve.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the cuff. Figure 3v is an enlarged perspective detail showing a somewhat modified construction.

Figure 4: is a section on the line 4% of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. a

Figure 5 is a section" as on the line 5.5 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

In the carrying out of my present invention I may make the cuffs in the exact length required, or, the same may be made in long tubular lengths, whereby the sewing of the seams can be accomplished quicker, as it does not require so many short stops and the length of tubing can then be cut into the proper cuff lengths. Whichever way a the tubing is formed, however, the resultant cuff is the same.

In constructing the present form of cuff I take two pieces of material 1 and 2, of substantially equal width, and stitch the adjacent longitudinal edges to form aseam 3 at each edge, after which the tubular member thus formed is turned inside out so that the seams 3 will be entirely concealed within the tubular member, the points of union being at opposite wearing edges of the cuff as seen clearly in Figures 2, 3 and 4f, the stitches forming such seams being invisible from the outside of the cuff. The

end of the cuff and stitched by stitches 4 which secure the said inturned edges or portions 5 so as to prevent raveling and to give a finished appearance to the completed cuff.

After the tube has been turned, as above described, and the ends inturned and stitched, button holes 6 are formed at the ends of the cufl. As seen clearly in Figure 4 the stitches of these button holes extend. through opposite faces of the material of the cuff and thus serve to retain the same in fixed relation, yet allowing of giving the desired rolling effect at the wearing edges, the opposite faces of the cuff being left unstitched together at or adjacent such edges, as seen clearly in all of the figures of the drawing. In the completed cuff, the seam being concealed within the cuff, the material is substantially flush at the junction of the edges, so that the seam is hardly observable when the cuff is worn, and the cuff has the appearance of having a free rolled edge as in the ordinary soft cuff attached to a shirt. 7

The completed cuff is laundered in a flat condition similar to that seen in Figure 2, and is applied as seen in Figure 1. When the wearing edge is soiled thecuff is detached from the shirt sleeve and turned edge for edge, using either side of the cuff, bringing the other edge into Wearing position, as will be readily understood. Sometimes the cuff may be stiffened by a lining or other stiffening member, as when the material is thin silk or some other comparatively flimsy nature.

In some cases the opposite faces of the cuff at the ends may be secured together as by a short row of transverse stitches as seen at 7 in which case the stitches of the button holes need not extend through the 1. A soft cuff formed of two pieces of fabric of substantially equal width, the longitudinal edges of which are stitched together to form a flattened tubular member with the seams at the opposite Wearing edges of the cuff and the stitches concealed within the cuff leaving the exposed outer faces adjacent the edges of the cuff free from rolling movement, opposite faces of the cuff at the ends being provided with button holes and stitches connecting said opposite faces to limit the rolling of the edges.

2. A soft cuff of flattened tubular form composed of two pieces of fabric of substantially equal width with their longitudinal edges united by stitches concealed entirely within the cuff at opposite wearing edges thereof, the end of the fabric being folded inward within the ends of the cuff, leaving the material at opposite edges free for rolling movement, there being button holes in the end portions of the cuff, the stitches of which secure opposite portions of the fabric together intermediate the edges of the cuff.

In testimony wherof I affix my signature.

ALBERT A. FOURNIER.

Certificate of Correction. It is herebv certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,487,453, grantec'l March 18,

1924, upon the application of Albert A. Fournier, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for an improvement in Soft Cuffs, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 56, claim 1 for the Word from read for; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 10th day of March, A. D. 1925.

[SEAL-1 KARL FENNING,

Acting Gamme'ssz'oner of Patents, 

